The hours in the hadith regarding early arrival for the Friday prayer
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Question:
This questioner says: It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) thatSunan an-Nasa'i 1388Sahih (Darussalam) the first hour of Friday is as if one had offered a sacrifice, the hadith continues. He says: My question is, if I leave in the first hour and arrive in the second hour, which time is recorded for me, the time of departure or the time of arrival?
Answer:
Whoever goes, meaning travels to the Friday prayer, in the first hour. Some scholars say the first hour is after the appearance of dawn, or after the Fajr prayer? What is meant by the hour is not the sixty minutes known now; what is meant by the hour is the period. In the first period, in the second period, it is a portion of time. The word "hour" in language means a portion of time, yes, whether it is long or short?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that
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من راح في الساعةAnswer:
Whoever goes, meaning travels to the Friday prayer, in the first hour. Some scholars say the first hour is after the appearance of dawn, or after the Fajr prayer? What is meant by the hour is not the sixty minutes known now; what is meant by the hour is the period. In the first period, in the second period, it is a portion of time. The word "hour" in language means a portion of time, yes, whether it is long or short?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما المقام الثاني الذي وقع فيه الغلط — islamhouse.com (1:02:55)
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